--- title: "John Crickett (@JohnCrickett) | Hashnode" description: "Coding Challenge Writer @ CodingChallenges.fyi. Read the latest articles by John Crickett on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@JohnCrickett" --- @JohnCrickett # John Crickett @JohnCrickett 路 Joined January 2024 Coding Challenge Writer @ CodingChallenges.fyi ### [How to learn a new programming language in just 20 hours](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/how-to-learn-a-new-programming-language-in-just-20-hours?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 馃憠 Pick a programming language that you鈥檙e interested in learning. 馃憠 Focus exclusively on learning just that one new programming language - don鈥檛 try to acquire other new skills at the same time. 馃憠 Have a clear idea for the skill level you wish to ... 1 min read 路 [johncrickett.hashnode.dev](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/how-to-learn-a-new-programming-language-in-just-20-hours?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 15, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-learn-a-new-programming-language-in-just-20-hours/65a4ed9ccac2e9b40e78d314) ### [Get Promoted By Running Towards The Fire](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/get-promoted-by-running-towards-the-fire?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The best way to progress your software engineering career at any level is to run towards the fire. Here are some examples of how you can do that: 馃憠 Taking ownership of a critical production issue and working tirelessly to find and fix fix the root c... 1 min read 路 [johncrickett.hashnode.dev](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/get-promoted-by-running-towards-the-fire?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 12, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/get-promoted-by-running-towards-the-fire/65a0f21dbcaf94e7a406ba2f) ### [17 Ways to learn C++ in 2024](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/17-ways-to-learn-c-in-2024?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 17 Ways to learn C++: 1. Read: Learning Standard C++ as a New Language by Bjarne Stroustrup - http://www.stroustrup.com/new\_learning.pdf 2. Read: A Tour of C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup - https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/a-tour-of/9780136823575/ 3. Co... 1 min read 路 [johncrickett.hashnode.dev](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/17-ways-to-learn-c-in-2024?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 9, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/17-ways-to-learn-c-in-2024/659d44bb50ef09bae27db2b6) ### [Not Learning From A Sprint Is Insane](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/not-learning-from-a-sprint-is-insane?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. Yet far too often software engineering teams do just that. Iteration after iteration or week after week they follow the same process, doing the same kind of work and everyon... 1 min read 路 [johncrickett.hashnode.dev](https://johncrickett.hashnode.dev/not-learning-from-a-sprint-is-insane?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 9, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/not-learning-from-a-sprint-is-insane/659cfc397933e9818f835f61)